FWIW, it wasn't me who sent it to PCGS -- I traded for the coin already in the slab. That said, to answer your question, take a look at the word...
Sorry, G, but I believe you're incorrect....these coins have that bezel-like circle from time to time straight from the mint. Here's one example:...
Matt, I like it! Thanks for sharing...Mike
I'd guess 64 PL, but 65 wouldn't surprise me either.
These are impossible for me to grade from a photo, and hard as heck in-hand. I'd venture to guess the coin is AU. The fields show circulation...
RLD, There's a big difference between a "sleeper" and a coin that goes for more than sheet money -- one speaks to future values and the other...
A rule of thumb for (TPG) grading coins with luster: Unbroken luster in fields - MS Between 100% and 50% luster in fields - AU Between 50% and...
Guys, with all due respect, nickel tones all-blue all the time, and perfectly naturally. Please take a look at the 100% NT mint set here for an...
Ah ha! I think I understand now, you made the half dimes smaller so they look smaller when next to your other types!
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"Scratched" seems to be cutting hairs to me. You can find a lot of value in coins in "problem" holders (if you can live with the problem), and...
I agree. You see very similar marks on Large Cents, too, and I've even had the pleasure of imparting just such a mark by dropping a large cent on...
That's how PCGS (and NGC and ANACS) grades coins -- they really price them (i.e. market grade). That's a point that is lost on a lot of...
Here is an example of what I'm talking about (late 50's mint set toners, compliments of UtahCoin from the PCGS forums): [img] [img] NOTE: The...
One word: DEMAND. Bottom line: There aren't enough collectors who collect these by date to drive up the price of the harder to find issues.
AU details, polished.
You are right, methinks... I think PCGS sees it, they just choose to call it "stacking friction" and grade the coin MS. GDJMSP, who is a...
lol I was gonna comment that the color is all off.... ...until I read the rest of the post! :D Well done & very cool coin!
Good luck & please let us know what you find!
To be honest, I was talking about that color blue on nickel -- you see it all the time. By contrast, you rarely see that color on silver coins --...
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